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[[File:HD DVD logo.svg|150px|right|HD DVD]]
'''HD-DVD''', or '''H'''igh '''D'''efinition-'''D'''igital '''V'''ideo (or '''V'''ersatile) '''D'''isc, is a next-generation DVD format and primary competitor of Blu-ray Disc in the next-gen DVD format wars.
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'''HD DVD''', or '''H'''igh '''D'''efinition '''D'''igital '''V'''ideo (or '''V'''ersatile) '''D'''isc, was a next-generation [[DVD]] format and primary competitor of [[Blu-ray Disc]] in the next-generation DVD format competition.
   
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Paramount Home Entertainment went HD DVD exclusive starting with the release of ''{{w|Blades of Glory (film)|Blades of Glory}}'' on {{d|28|August|2007}}. [http://www.deadlinehollywooddaily.com/desperation-move-cash-grab-or-intensified-blu-rayhd-dvd-format-war/]
[[CBS Paramount Television|CBS Home Entertainment]] announced that the complete first season of ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]'', in its remastered form, will be released on DVD/HD-DVD combo discs in the 4th quarter of 2007.
 
   
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The remastered version of ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]'' was released in a HD DVD/DVD combination format by [[CBS Paramount Television|CBS Home Entertainment]]. The [[TOS Season 1 HD DVD|complete first season]] was released on {{d|20|November|2007}}, with season 2 originally expected in mid-{{y|2008}}.
Both [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount Home Entertainment]] and CBS's own forthcoming home entertainment unit support the two hi-def DVD formats.
 
   
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With Toshiba announcing their withdrawal from the HD DVD market on 19 February 2008, all future releases on this media were entirely canceled.
==External links==
 
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[http://www.forbes.com/markets/commodities/2008/02/18/toshiba-hddvd-sony-markets-equity-cx_jb_0218markets1.html]
* {{Wikipedia}}
 
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[http://www.cnbc.com/id/23196949]
* {{Wikipedia|Blu-ray Disc}}
 
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[http://www.toshiba.co.jp/about/press/2008_02/pr1903.htm]
* [http://www.thelookandsoundofperfect.com/ Official HD-DVD website]
 
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File:TOS-R Season 1 HD DVD cover.jpg|The cover of the hybrid HD DVD/[[DVD]] {{TOS}} [[TOS Season 1 HD DVD|Season 1 remastered box set]]
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{{Home Video formats}}
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== External links ==
 
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* [http://www.emedialive.com/Articles/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=11629 The Authoritative HD DVD FAQ] by Hugh Bennett
 
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HD DVD

HD DVD, or High Definition Digital Video (or Versatile) Disc, was a next-generation DVD format and primary competitor of Blu-ray Disc in the next-generation DVD format competition.

Paramount Home Entertainment went HD DVD exclusive starting with the release of Blades of Glory on 28 August 2007. [1]

The remastered version of Star Trek: The Original Series was released in a HD DVD/DVD combination format by CBS Home Entertainment. The complete first season was released on 20 November 2007, with season 2 originally expected in mid-2008.

With Toshiba announcing their withdrawal from the HD DVD market on 19 February 2008, all future releases on this media were entirely canceled. [2] [3] [4]

External links